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Yoav Segalovitz quits Yesh Atid for Ra’am bid

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Yoav Segalovitz left Yesh Atid to run with Arab Ra’am in the Oct 27 election.
He said the move seeks to break down walls between Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens.
As 2021-2022 deputy minister for public security, he helped lower homicides in Arab towns.
Under National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Arab murders rose to 172 this year, per Abraham Initiatives.

History

Historical Context

On 13 September 1993 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo I Accord in Washington, establishing a Palestinian interim authority and phased Israeli withdrawals. A Knesset confidence vote on 23 September 1993 approved the deal 61-50-8, launching a five-year interim. Today former Yesh Atid deputy minister Yoav Segalovitz’s coalition shift recalls Oslo’s effort to bridge Jewish-Arab divides.

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Story summary

Yoav Segalovitz left Yesh Atid to run with Arab Ra’am in the Oct 27 election.
He said the move seeks to break down walls between Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens.
As 2021-2022 deputy minister for public security, he helped lower homicides in Arab towns.
Under National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Arab murders rose to 172 this year, per Abraham Initiatives.

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